Asia Pacific
MSSP Alert’s regional coverage of managed security services providers, cybersecurity news and events in Asia Pacific including Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and more.
Chinese Hackers Harness NSA Tools to Attack Europe, Asia
Chinese (Buckeye) cyber spies leveraged NSA hacking tools and reverse engineered the code to attack targets in Europe and Asia, Symantec says,
Wipro Breached, Hackers Attack Customer Accounts
Wipro email suffers phishing breach. Hackers attack Wipro’s technology outsourcing & managed IT services (MSP) customers, reports say.
Adura, Innovix Introduce SOC, Managed Security Services in Singapore
Cybersecurity consultancy Adura Cyber Security & Asian technology reseller Innovix Distribution launch a security operations center (SOC) in Singapore.
Southwest, Air France, KLM Leave Passenger Information Vulnerable to Hackers, Report Says
Southwest, Air France & KLM are among a group of eight airlines that don’t encrypt data on e-ticket booking systems, potentially exposing passengers’ personal information to hackers, Wandera researchers assert.
Transparency Activists Dump Hundreds of Thousands of Russian Hacked Emails WikiLeaks Style
A group of “transparency activists” behind a website called Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoS) released a raft of Russian hacked emails and leaked documents in a WikiLeaks style data dump.
Carbon Black Extends Endpoint Security to Japan
Carbon Black now offers its endpoint protection platform in Japan & announces a Japanese user group that consists of global cybersecurity professionals.
Trustwave Sister Business Acquires Cybersecurity Consulting Firm
Top 100 MSSP Trustwave gains deeper advisory services expertise in Australia as sister company Optus Cyber Security acquires Hivint. Singtel (parent to Trustwave & Optus) confirms the deal.
Internet Initiative Japan Joins Cylance MSSP Partner Program
Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) becomes a Cylance managed security services provider (MSSP) partner & leverages CylancePROTECT for endpoint protection.
Australian MSSP Seccom Global Embraces SentinelOne Endpoint Security
Australian MSSP and Fortinet Platinum Partner Seccom Global embraces SentinelOne for endpoint protection platform capabilities.
Singapore’s Temasek, StarHub Launch MSSP, Eye APAC Cybersecurity Market
Singapore’s Temasek & StarHub partner to launch EnSign Infosecurity, a $100 million MSSP that supports governments & enterprises in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.